Telework

Your commute time could be less than a minute. Teleworking is a convenient solution that enables employees to work from home or a remote location one or more days per week. It’s a win-win for employers and employees, reducing commute costs, lowering parking demand, and helping the environment. Telework has proven benefits to employees and employers!

Telework Week is a nationwide effort headed by the Telework Exchange to encourage agencies, organizations, and individuals to pledge to telework on February 14-18, 2011.

Employee Benefits

Conduct conference calls in your sweats and avoid the hassles of commuting! By teleworking, you can:

• Increase your productivity
• Cut your commute time and costs
• Reduce your stress
• Improve your job satisfaction
• Work during your peak performance times
• Reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases

Employer Benefits

Teleworking has been shown to aid in the recruitment and retention of staff. It also can reduce demand for employee parking and office space. Plus, research has shown that teleworkers are 10 to 20 percent more productive than their cubicle counterparts!

Our Commuter Benefit Starter Kit for employers includes sample telework policies, agreements, and forms to help you set up a program for your company.

Telework Resources

View "Going the Distance: Effectively Managing Remote Workers" - A free webcast brought to you by the Telework Exchange.

For more telework information, call 511 and say “iCommute” or e-mail iCommute@sandag.org.